The Council of Economic Advisers issues its annual "Economic Report of the President" Monday, and it is expected to place a heavy emphasis on economic growth through international trade and low taxes.

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Under the classical gold standard economic growth, international trade and global capital flows flourished with a minimum of state intervention.

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If President Obama is serious about protecting critical infrastructure, fostering a climate that is conducive to international trade and investment, and cultivating the conditions for economic growth, he should invoke the powers afforded him under the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 to bar a strike by the longshoremen.

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After 26 years of uninterrupted economic growth, the Dutch economy - highly dependent on an international financial sector and international trade - contracted by 3.5% in 2009 as a result of the global financial crisis.

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